USS Cushing
Appearance
USS Cushing may refer to one of several United States Navy ships named in honor of William B. Cushing:
- USS Cushing (TB-1), a torpedo boat (the first) commissioned in 1890, and served until her decommissioning in 1898
- USS Cushing (DD-55), an O'Brien-class destroyer commissioned 1915 and decommissioned in 1920
- USS Cushing (DD-376), a Mahan-class destroyer, commissioned in 1936, sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942
- USS Cushing (DD-797), a Fletcher-class destroyer, commissioned in 1944, and decommissioned in 1960
- USS Cushing (DD-985), a Spruance-class destroyer, commissioned in 1978 and deactivated in 2005
References
[edit]This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.